eTV, previously known as DETV, was Malaysian IPTV based pay TV service owned by ''eTV Multimedia Sdn Bhd'', a joint venture founded by ''REDtone International Bhd'' and ''Zhong Nan Enterprise (M) Bhd.'' It was officially launched on 26 January 2010.
Many of its channels are sourced from mainland China.
As of 2011, the service was renamed ''eTV''.
The service was closed on 29 February 2016.
Technology
eTV is purely an
IPTV
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, ...
-based service, it requires an internet connection to be able to receive its content. Currently the service uses decoders manufactured by ''Beijing Transvideo Digital Technology Co., Ltd.''. The decoder is capable of connecting to the internet either wirelessly using Wi-Fi or over a wired ethernet connection. It offers component video, composite video and S-video output as well as two channel stereo sound output. Also present is a USB port which is currently unused.
Channels
Currently eTV offers a wide range of television channels from mainland China such as
CCTV channels
Broadcast since 1 May 1958, China Central Television (CCTV) has 17 channels plus an additional five channels in different languages broadcast from China and across the globe. All CCTV channels are broadcast around the world through satellite broad ...
,
Hunan TV World,
JSBC and many more. It also offers foreign language channels such as
CCTV-E
CGTN Spanish (formerly CCTV International Spanish or CCTV-Español and CCTV-E) is the Spanish language entertainment and news channel of China Global Television Network (CGTN), which is part of the state-owned broadcaster China Central Television ...
,
Wion Tv
WION (World is One News) is an Indian multinational English language news channel headquartered in New Delhi. It is owned by the Essel Group and is part of the Zee Media network of channels. The channel covers global news and current affairs ...
,
DW-TV
Deutsche Welle (; "German Wave" in English), abbreviated to DW, is a German public, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget. The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite television service con ...
and others.
Video on demand
eTV also offers a comprehensive library of on-demand programming. Additionally, all aired programs are also stored on the company's servers and is freely accessible for up to 72 hours after it has aired, a standard function provided by most IPTV providers.
[DETV - Video Collection](_blank)
References
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2010 establishments in Malaysia
2016 disestablishments in Malaysia
Streaming television
Television in Malaysia